Roasted Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.Clean and hull the strawberries. Place them in a small oven-safe dish, toss with the sugar, and roast for 30 minutes or until done, tossing once during cooking time. If your strawberries are large, halve them.Allow the berries to cool.To make the smoothie, combine the roasted berries, their juice, cottage cheese, honey, vanilla, water, banana, and ice in your blender; blend until smooth.Taste, adjust for sweetness preference as well as thickness. See notes.